Iron Goat Trail

Iron Goat Trail

A nice early fall hike today near Stevens Pass. A little rain, a little chill, exactly what you'd expect in October.  As an added bonus there's an interesting podcast to go along with the hike that we listened to on the ride up covering the deadliest avalanche in US history at the site.

The 1910 Stevens Pass Avalanche — Calamity! Podcast
An express passenger train leaving Spokane and bound for Seattle ended up stranded on Stevens Pass when freak weather conditions caused a series of avalanches in late February, 1910. Then, after spending nearly a week parked by the small town of Wellington, a large slab avalanche swept the train 150